Zootaxa 1366: 55–59 (2006) ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ ZOOTAXA 1366 Copyright © 2006 Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition)

A new species of Neoseiulella (: ) from the Macaronesian Region, Canary Islands

MARÍA LOURDES MORAZA1 MIGUEL ;NGEL PEÑA ESTÉVEZ2 1Departamento de Zoología y Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Navarra, C/ Irunlarrea 1, Pam- plona 31080 (Navarra), España.-mail: [email protected] Área del Medio Ambiente del Cabildo de Gran Canaria, C/ Prof. Agustín Millares Carló, s/n, 1º, 35003, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España. -mail: [email protected]

Abstract

A new species of mesostigmatid , Neoseiulella ferraguti sp. nov. collected from soil, litter and lichens of natural ecosystems on Tenerife island, Canary Islands is described. Neoseiulella ferraguti has two pairs of setae on the sternal shield, four pairs of preanal setae and two distinct pointed macrosetae on genu and basitarsus IV, macroseta on tibia IV slightly longer than other setae. A key for females of Neoseiulella species in the Canary Islands is provided.

Key words: Acari, , Neoseiulella ferraguti n. sp., Canary Islands, Tenerife, Spain

Introduction

Surveys conducted from 1997 to 2002 in the Canary Islands, reported five new species of Neoseiulella Muma from natural ecosystems of the islands (Ferragut and Peña, 2003; Moraza et al., 2005). Neoseiulella is a well-represented genus, with 36 species described from Australia, Europe, New Zealand, North America and north of Africa on a high variety of host plants. The new species now described, bring new data about the taxonomy and ecology of these and a key provided for the species of Neoseiulella from Canary Islands may highlighted the mites systematic in the Macaronesian Region.

Material and methods

Mites were collected by Miguel ;ngel Peña Estévez. The specimens were extracted using a Berlese-Tullgren funnel. Mites were cleared in Nesbitt's solution before mounting in

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